TOKYO -- Japan is considering easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions by allowing U.S and European business executives to enter the country as exceptional measures amid the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo Games likely to be pared down, says JOC chief
The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Enlists Nightclub Workers for Q&A-Style Videos to Fight Coronavirus
An online Q&A session between a specialist doctor and young workers who entertain at host and hostess clubs, which have been major hotspots of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says China is using the coronavirus crisis to gain strategic superiority
Japan's government says China is using the coronavirus crisis to expand its influence and take strategic superiority. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: UK’s two-year government borrowing cost slips as low as Japan’s
Investors increasingly speculate BoE may set negative rates, US states reverse reopening efforts, UK GDP inches up after historic fall. ( read original story ...)
Japan: US military coronavirus policy has multiple problems
Japan's defense minister said Tuesday that officials have discovered "a number of problems” with U.S. military measures to guard against the coronavirus among service ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Bond Rates Lower Than Japan’s Warn Economic Pain to Drag On
The U.K. now offers lower returns on its debt than its Japanese peers, the latest sign investors are betting on further interest-rate cuts to stave off a deep recession.The yield on the U.K.’s ... ( read original story ...)
U.K.’s Two-Year Bonds Yield Less Than Japan’s for the First Time
The yield on the U.K.’s two-year bonds declined to an all-time low of minus 0.129%, inverting the spread between the nations’ securities for the first time on record. The gaps on five- and 30-year ... ( read original story ...)
World-class Architects Design for Dogs at Exhibition to be ‘Unleashed’ at Japan House London in September 2020
Japan House London today announces it will be the first destination in Europe to host the internationally acclaimed Architecture for Dogs exhibition, set to open to the public on Saturday 19 September ... ( read original story ...)
Factors that could predict the future for shares in Escrow Agent Japan Inc
Covid-19 has shaken world markets. One question likely to be on the minds of a lot of investors right now is how economic uncertainty caused by the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka issues ‘yellow’ alert as virus spreads among the young
The city's landmark tower is being lit up in yellow in a call for vigilance against the coronavirus, as cases rise in Osaka Prefecture. The visual warning comes after the prefectural government ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter has been postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls asking nightlife businesses to close to stem virus surge
The Japanese government is considering issuing business suspension requests to host clubs and other similar establishments that have ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank exploring sale or IPO of chip company Arm
If it pursues a listing, the chip-design company could go public as soon as next year, accelerating a timeline laid out by SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son in 2018. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops on profit-taking, semiconductor stocks slump
Japanese shares ended lower on Tuesday as investors booked profits after a sharp gain in the previous session, while semiconductor and other high-tech firms’ stocks took a hit following overnight ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares dip on profit-taking, semiconductor stocks drop sharply
Japan's benchmark Nikkei fell on Tuesday as investors booked profits after a sharp gain in the previous session, while semiconductor stocks and other high-tech firms took a hit from a weak Nasdaq ... ( read original story ...)